bighog01 wrote:
Being the OP here, all I can say is OMG.
There you have it. I think of it as my 280 pound buddy sits in a chair rated by the manufacturer for 250 pounds. Does he get by with it? Sure, almost all of the time.
You have heard from the weight police, the pseudo scientists, the jailhouse lawyers, and the wannabe engineers. And from Ford. Take your pick as to who knows more about the vehicles strengths and weaknesses. If you think the yellow sticker payload is something dreamed up by a shipping clerk who knows nothing about frames, brakes, u-joints, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle components. Disregard it.